Kansasville, Wis.--  The Wheaton Women's Golf Team played in the Midwest Region Classic this weekend. The two day event saw 35 schools participate, including six other CCIW schools, and was hosted at Brighton Dale Links by Benedictine University. 

The Thunder finished Saturday with a two-round score of 717 placing them 24th in the final standings. Wheaton shot a 359 on Friday and 358 on Saturday.

The competition was won by Aurora University. The Spartans finished with a two-round total of 599. Carthage, the runner-up, ended with a score of 616, followed by Northwestern-St. Paul with a 621.

Aurora's Thanpimol Tharpanawongwech finished first in the 198-woman field with a two-day score of 143 (69-74). Northwestern's Morgan Philyaw carded a 146 (72-74) in second place, and Reid Hart of Aurora finished third with a 147 (76-71).

Wheaton was fueled by the sophomore duo of  Abby Crutchley and Emma Lee. Crutchley shot 85 on Friday with a birdie on the 13th pin. The sophomore continued on Saturday with an 86, bringing her final score to 171. Lee nearly matched this performance with a score of 173 in her two rounds. Lee followed her 89 on Friday with an 84 on Saturday. Fellow sophomore Ava Hartnett tied for 1007th as she tallied a 180 (86-94) over the two day span and junior Abi Edwards carded a 194 (96-98) in 147th place. Senior Molly Holbert finished with a score of 201 (101-100) in 167th place. Senior Abby Smith carded a 205 (105-100) in 173rd place as she competed as an individual.  

The Thunder will compete next on Thursday, October 3 in the opening day of the the 2026 CCIW Women's Golf Championships in Metamora, Illinois.